My Purpose, Dream and Ultimate Goal

Several people have asked me over the years, "What's your dream?" That's a tough question, and, a fluid one. My 'purpose' or 'dream' or 'ultimate goal' has evolved over the years and I don't expect that evolution to stop any time soon.

There is one particular idea that I've mulled on for many years: opening a school. And, while the overall concept has remained the same, the details have changed a lot.

Originally my idea was to open a public magnet art school in some poor area of the world. This, in all likelihood, stems from the fact that I went to a public magnet art school - Dreyfoos School of the Arts - and came from a poor part of town.

This, at some point and with much input from my good friend Dien Vo, morphed into a music school in South America. In reality, this was Dien's dream, but I thought it so romantic that I fantasized about it as my own.

Today, my dream of opening a school is this: a tuition-free private grade school that fosters the development of technology- and business-focused entrepreneurs. Regardless of the student's affluence, or lack thereof, all accepted into the school will attend for free. The school's operation will be financed through a combination of grants, donations and profit-sharing with local businesses and businesses of former students. No corporate sponsorships permitted (no, it won't be the Google School of Business).

Eventually, and similar to some school's endowments, the school will become a primary source of Series A and seed financing to current and former students.

That's it. That's my dream and, although it will likely change or evolve somehow, this is something I would like to see become a reality.